Þingvellir

Today we decided to test out our Golden Circle Itinerary. We’ve been to all of these places before, but this was the day to see how the touring plan would work in practice! We covered a lot, so let’s get started.

We started our day by heading to Sólheimar eco-village. This is a small community centered around organic gardening and including all who want to be a part of it, including those with disabilities. Perhaps their “troll garden” explains it better:

So you’ve read our post about whether you can skip the Golden Circle, and you’ve decided the answer is, “No way, I’m not skipping that!” The next question is how to actually do the tour. If you have a rental car, you can cover the Golden Circle with your own personal list of stops and timetable. If you are doing an organized tour, we’ll list some tour companies that offer stops at some of the places listed below.

For the organized tours, you’ll have to choose the level of service you want. We’ll look at three categories: Large bus tours, small bus tours, and personal tours. Note that our advice here will generally mirror that found in the post about how to get from the airport to Reykjavik.

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We are a family of seven (2 adults and 5 kids, ages 6 months-14 years!), taking an extended tour of Iceland during summer 2016. We have been chronicling our preparation and travel here on IcelandWithKids, and are now beginning to compile our experiences into a book to help families better plan their first experiences travelling abroad with children.

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